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A more flexible and hassle-free approach to digital transformation

Businesses need a new, more flexible solution to make digital transformation far easier, says Daniel Blackwell, Product Manager – Networks & Security, Pulsant Digital transformation can provide businesses with a more flexible approach to infrastructure that simplifies the delivery of services and applications. However, this journey to digital transformation can introduce its own complexities that require a new way of thinking.

Cloud-Based Email Security - Managing Your Email Security from Anywhere

There's a lot of talk about cloud-based email security. Many companies are using it, and many people are interested in it. But not many understand how it works or why they should consider switching from their current solution. That's why it's necessary to know why you should consider cloud-based email security for your business and how it works.

Observing AWS Lambda IOT devices

The internet of things is one of my favorite topics. IOT enables low-powered connected devices that opens gateways from the digital to the real world. While I love tinkering away with an Arduino sketch and the latest Espressif or Arduino board, there is always an air of frustration when trying to build out what at first seems like simple functionality using one of these “smart devices” because of the limited view we have into their operations.

How To Ensure Healthy SaaS Metrics As Your Cloud Costs Grow

Typically, startup founders and executives must meet with their board of directors each quarter to review the progress of the company. They may talk about broad topics such as total costs and total revenue, and use these numbers as a guide to determine which moves the company should make in the near future. Often missing from the conversation, however, is a clear and detailed discussion of SaaS metrics.

How To Unlock Granular Kubernetes Cost Metrics

It can be a challenge to measure costs within a SaaS company. While a business with physical inventory can count the number of items sitting on the shelf and the money needed to create, store, and ship those items, operating within the cloud means SaaS companies have to measure their costs through a layer of abstraction. The number of users a given product supports and the resources needed to keep that product up and running could change by the minute.

Getting started with Azure API management health check

Due to the increasing influence of businesses on APIs, the volume of APIs on which they rely, and the administrative challenges that APIs pose, API administration has gained popularity. For the most part, other apps don’t have the exact requirements or construction and management processes as APIs. Vital documentation, higher security standards, extensive testing, frequent versioning, and excellent reliability are all requirements for using APIs properly.

What is hybrid cloud?

Hybrid cloud has become a popular computing model in recent times. Find out all you need to know, including its features, pros and cons As computing needs evolve, enterprises continuously find it difficult to scale their business offerings on private or on-premises computing environments. That’s why there are third-party or public cloud providers to enable businesses to carry out larger computational workloads.

A Demonstration of Hybrid Cloud Observability | SolarWinds Day Virtual Showcase (Oct 22)

Head Geek Chrystal Taylor and GVP of Product Brandon Shopp walk you through the latest updates to SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability. HCO gives teams a more proactive solution, making them better informed and enabling them to focus on the most business-critical issues. This full-stack approach provides a centralized view of your IT infrastructure and services, and delivers powerful functionality to help businesses and organizations of any size maximize their time and resources.

Understanding AWS pricing

You launch a startup or a new project in your organisation. You decide to use Amazon Web Services (AWS) as your primary cloud platform. You estimate costs based on listed prices, and rest assured that your startup/project will meet its budget. And then, suddenly, at the end of the month, you receive an invoice from AWS for an amount two times higher than you originally expected.